New Berlin, Wisconsin employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
19 employers in New Berlin, Wisconsin filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 4,046 participants. They reported $1.7M in insurance premiums and $978,797 in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 44.7% and broker pay rose 55.5%.
Funding: 4 fully insured · 10 self-funded · 5 mixed. 15 of 19 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in New Berlin
New Berlin employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itu Absorbtech, Inc | $809,929 | $6,853 | 347 | Robertson Ryan & Associates |
| Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc. | $486,765 | $80,984 | 264 | Acrisure |
| Nassco, Inc. | $231,771 | $48,551 | 167 | Acrisure |
| Radius Packaging, Inc. | $70,082 | $14,029 | 209 | Watchtower Benefits, LLC |
| New Berlin Plastics, Inc. | $64,134 | $38,260 | 169 | Hausmann Group Inc |
| Midland Plastics, Inc | $5,087 | $131,060 | 100 | Auxiant |
| Lpi Digital, LLC | $0 | $251,501 | 419 | Brown & Brown |
| Milwaukee Valve Company, LLC | $0 | $136,646 | 419 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Iewc Corp | $0 | $52,049 | 355 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Milwaukee Roofers Health Fund | $0 | — | 254 | — |
| Sterling Products, Inc dba Acs Group | $0 | $16,494 | 235 | RCP Alera Group, LLC |
| Poblocki Paving Corporation | $0 | $54,125 | 184 | Acrisure |
| Speedy Metals, LLC | $0 | $16,825 | 165 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co. | $0 | $39,272 | 142 | USI Insurance Services |
| Denali Staffing, LLC | $0 | $34,155 | 139 | Hylant |
| Pieper Electric, Inc | $0 | — | 137 | — |
| Artemax, Inc. | $0 | $21,862 | 132 | R&R Insurance Services Inc. |
| Swat Group, Inc. | $0 | $36,131 | 108 | R&R Insurance Services, Inc. |
| Hader Industries, Inc. Employee Benefit Trust | $0 | — | 101 | — |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, plan year 2024; employers are grouped by the sponsor's mailing city as filed. Self-funded employers show only stop-loss and ancillary premium.
Who gets paid
Commissions and fees reported by New Berlin employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Brown & Brown | $249,474 | 1 |
| Acrisure | $183,660 | 3 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $136,646 | 1 |
| Auxiant | $75,039 | 1 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $68,874 | 2 |
| Robertson Ryan & Associates Inc | $63,484 | 2 |
| R & R Insurance Services Inc | $57,993 | 2 |
| USI Insurance Services | $39,272 | 1 |
| Hausmann Group Inc | $37,763 | 1 |
| Hylant | $22,842 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
New Berlin against Wisconsin and the U.S.
Medians over the same definitions on every BenefitsLedger page: commission rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans; broker pay per employer that disclosed any; medical premium per covered person.
| New Berlin | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 19 | 1,402 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 2.1% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 1.6% – 3.1% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $38,766 | $42,793 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $7,247 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 4 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 18 New Berlin employers reported $1.2M in premiums and $629,491 in broker pay for 3,919 participants; in 2024 it was $1.7M and $978,797 for 4,046 participants (premiums +44.7%, broker pay +55.5%).
Source: DOL Form 5500 and Schedule A, plan years 2024 and 2023, employer health plans with 100 or more participants; built October 24, 2026. Medians need at least 10 rated plans to be shown for a city. Methodology.
How much do New Berlin employers pay health insurance brokers?
19 New Berlin employers reported $978,797 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 16 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in New Berlin reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Wisconsin median is 2.1% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median New Berlin employer that disclosed broker pay reported $38,766.
Which New Berlin employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Itu Absorbtech, Inc ($809,929), Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc. ($486,765), Nassco, Inc. ($231,771) lead. 19 New Berlin employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in New Berlin?
By compensation reported by New Berlin employers, the largest brokers are Brown & Brown ($249,474, 1 plans), Acrisure ($183,660, 3 plans), Alliant Insurance Services ($136,646, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Wisconsin.
Are New Berlin employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 19 New Berlin employer plans, 4 are fully insured, 10 are self-funded and 5 mix insured and self-funded coverage. Self-funded plans report only stop-loss and ancillary contracts on Schedule A, so their premium and broker pay understate total spend.
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